My Top 15 Film Score Tracks

10.) Finding Nemo - Nemo Egg (main titles) by Thomas Newman



Thomas Newman is one of my favorite composers. His simplistic, sorrowful, nostalgic music is absolutely breathtaking. The man has been nominated for an academy award 10 times, but has not won a single award. GIVE THE MAN AN AWARD! He's also the son of famous composer Alfred Newman and the cousin of 20-time-nominated and 2-time Academy award winner Randy Newman, which makes him pretty much incredible. I think it's safe to assume this man will appear more than once on my countdown.

I still remember the first time I saw Finding Nemo. I was only ten years old, and my whole family watched it together. I remember being really incredibly touched by the opening of the film. Somewhat pleasantly surprised, I think, by the depth of it. That was the first moment when I realized how powerful animation could be; that it didn't have to just be silly or funny or childish, but that it could also be very deep. Of course, I didn't consciously come to this conclusion right away, but I credit this moment as the first time I really took animation seriously and learned to LOVE it. Every time I hear this song I'm ten years old again, sitting on the floor in my living room, rediscovering my love of animation all over again.